Woodlands County
# Woodlands County

Woodlands County is a municipal district in north-central Alberta, Canada. Located in Census Division No. 13, its municipal office is located outside but adjacent to the Town of Whitecourt. A second municipal office is located in the Hamlet of Fort Assiniboine.

## Geography

### Communities and localities

The following localities are located within Woodlands County.

## Demographics

In the 2021 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,558 living in 1,739 of its 1,991 total private dwellings, a change of -3.9% from its 2016 population of 4,744. With a land area of 7,599.52 $km^2$ (2,934.19 sq mi), it had a population density of $0.6/km^2$ (1.6/sq mi) in 2021.

In the 2016 Census of Population conducted by Statistics Canada, Woodlands County had a population of 4,754 living in 1,812 of its 1,950 total private dwellings, a 10.4% change from its 2011 population of 4,306. With a land area of 7,669.13 $km^2$ (2,961.07 sq mi), it had a population density of $0.6/km^2$ (1.6/sq mi) in 2016.

## Education

The county is within the Pembina Hills Public Schools, which formed in 1995 as a merger of three school districts.

